IMS Consulting & Expert Services

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IMS Consulting & Expert Services delivers award-winning consulting to support the most influential law firms through every stage of litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Combining the perspectives and proprietary methods developed over 30 years and more than 2,000 trials, IMS provides attorneys with the essential services they need to win: integrated strategy, expert witness placement, jury consulting, visual communication, and courtroom presentations. With strategic locations in major US and UK markets, the IMS team is primed to support in-person and remote dispute resolution needs across the globe. More at expertservices.com.

IMS pioneered the executive-recruiting approach to align clients working in complex commercial litigation with the very best subject matter experts across any industry.

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Marie-Petra Adams

Director of Corporate Relations & Strategic Partnerships

Marie-Petra Adams, Director of Corporate Relations, provides leadership and guidance to the client management team to ultimately ensure law firm and corporate legal department clients are...

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Teresa Barber Thought Leader Teresa Barber is an IMS thought leader who has been recognized by The National Law Review for her work on the IMS Insights Podcast series. A NASA Social alumnus, Teresa has led several... [email protected]	Adam Bloomberg Client Services Advisor Adam Bloomberg, Client Services Advisor with IMS Consulting & Expert Services, has nearly 30 years of experience in litigation support and has consulted with hundreds of trial teams and... [email protected] www.expertservices.com
Andrew Buckley Trial Consultant When attorneys involved in significant IP matters need to relay complex information in a way that judges and jurors readily comprehend, they often turn to Andrew Buckley, Trial Consultant.... [email protected]

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Dr. Charles D. Cowan

IMS Elite Expert

Dr. Charles D. Cowan is a nationally recognized statistical applications and economic investigations expert as well as an IMS Elite Expert and contributing thought leader in a range of...

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James Crane

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer James Crane drives the strategy and growth of IMS Consulting & Expert Services. He was an instrumental force behind the 2019 acquisition of The Focal Point, a...

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Jeff Dahm

Director of Trial Presentation & Technology

For nearly two decades, the nation’s top trial attorneys having been turning to Jeff Dahm, Director of Trial Presentation & Technology, to ensure their high-profile cases run smoothly....

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Michelle Diago

Senior Director of Acquisitions & Integration

Michelle Diago drives the strategy and growth at IMS, and during her over two decades in the legal services industry, she has left a trail of success stories in her wake. Her career started...

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Erica Evans

Director of Expert Search Services

Erica Evans, Director of Expert Search Services, is a standout who has helped IMS earn and maintain its reputation for delivering the best expert witnesses for high stakes matters across...

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Robert Gerchen

Senior Jury Consultant

IMS Senior Jury Consultant Bob Gerchen works with clients to develop courtroom themes by identifying the key educational and emotional elements of a case and creating a compelling narrative...

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IMS Consulting & Expert Services

IMS Consulting & Expert Services delivers award-winning consulting to support the most influential law firms through every stage of litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Combining the...

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Stacey Jordan

Senior Trial Consultant

Since 2006, IMS Senior Trial Consultant Stacey Jordan has been helping litigators hone case themes and relay those themes through powerful visual imagery. Although it seems counterintuitive...

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Tina Grenier

As a lead recruiting consultant at IMS Consulting & Expert Services, Tina Grenier vets and qualifies the best possible expert consultants and testifying witnesses for IMS clients. She...

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Jill M. Leibold, PhD

Jill M. Leibold Jury Consultant IMS Consulting & Expert Services

Jury Consulting Advisor

Dr. Jill Leibold, Jury Consulting Advisor with IMS Consulting & Expert Services, has nearly 20 years of trial consulting experience and has applied her expertise in juror decision-...

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Christina Marinakis, JD, PsyD Jury Consulting & Strategy Advisor Dr. Christina Marinakis, IMS Consulting & Expert Services Jury Consulting & Strategy Advisor, has over 20 years of experience in jury research, jury study, and applied practice in... [email protected] www.expertservices.com	David Metz Associate Jury Consultant David Metz brings an important marketing and storytelling perspective to his role as Associate Jury Consultant at IMS, helping clients to better understand the juror audience and the... [email protected] www.expertservices.com/
Jorge Monroy Associate Jury Consultant As an Associate Jury Consultant with IMS Consulting & Expert Services, Jorge Monroy assists our clients with a variety of jury research services, including focus group and mock trial... [email protected] www.expertservices.com

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Merrie Jo Pitera, PhD Senior Director of Jury Consulting Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera serves as the Senior Director of Jury Consulting at IMS Consulting & Expert Services. She is a psychology and communication expert who specializes in complex... [email protected] www.expertservices.com	Nick Polavin PhD Jury Consultant As a Jury Consultant with IMS Consulting & Expert Services, Dr. Nick Polavin assists our clients with a variety of jury research services including focus group facilitation, research... [email protected] www.expertservices.com/
Keith C. Pounds, PhD Senior Jury Consultant Keith Pounds brings nearly 20 years of litigation consulting experience to his role as Senior Jury Consultant at IMS Consulting & Expert Services. He is adept at helping clients... [email protected]com www.expertservices.com

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Sully Ridout Graphic Design Expert Graphic Design Expert Sully Ridout’s advanced visual storytelling skills bring case narratives to life and enable decision-makers to fully absorb complex arguments. For almost a decade, he... [email protected] www.expertservices.com	Chris Ritter Senior Trial Advisor Chris is a highly sought advisor for top clients seeking guidance and perspective on case theme and persuasion graphics development, witness preparation, as well as focus group and mock... [email protected] www.expertservices.com
Pete Rowland, PhD Senior Strategy & Jury Consulting Advisor With more than 35 years’ of experience in trial consulting, IMS Senior Strategy & Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Pete Rowland is an expert in jury research, case assessment, and advocacy... [email protected]

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Eli Seggev

Contributor

During his career, Eli Seggev has been an academic, a marketing researcher and an entrepreneur. He founded companies in the U.S. and in Africa, has been on the faculties of several...

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Carolyn Spencer-Mork

IMS Senior Jury Consultant

A jury consultant for well over a decade, Carolyn has consulted on over 250 cases throughout the country. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, she understands methods of communication, jury...

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Clint Townson, Ph.D.

Clint Townson Litigation Consultant IMS Consulting & Expert Services

Associate Jury Consultant

The nation’s leading litigators rely on Clint Townson, Strategy Consultant, to meticulously design and execute mock trials, focus groups, and community attitude surveys that yield reliable...

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Jury Trial Prep

IMS Consulting & Expert Services is a Go-To Thought Leader for 2021 for its coverage of Jury Trial Prep. Trials changed greatly during the pandemic - with courts adopting virtual technologies to keep trials moving despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. NLR readers turned to IMS Consulting & Expert Services for insights into how the legal industry adapted during the pandemic, including jurors’ willingness to serve during COVID-19, and whether virtual trials are here to stay after the pandemic is over.

2020 NLR Thought Leadership Award Winner

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COVID-19 Impact on Insurance

The National Law Review recognizes IMS Consulting & Expert Services for their extensive analysis and research into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on insurance coverage and on the insurance industry as a whole. The IMS team and various industry experts through videos, podcasts and thought leadership addressed topics ranging from: jurors' views on insurance policy interpretation during the pandemic; civil authority and reinsurance, what’s considered an occurrence in the context of COVID-19; to how other catastrophic events interplay with Coronavirus in the insurance industry. The breadth of COVID-19 issues addressed along with the regularity of IMS Consulting & Expert Services’ contributions provide NLR readers with unparalleled analysis of the pandemic’s impact on the insurance industry.

2018 NLR Thought Leadership Award Winner

Litigation

Litigation Consulting

IMS Consulting & Expert Services has been selected for a 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for their analysis of high-impact patent litigation. The authors at IMS Consulting & Expert Services provide details of these decisions, explaining their place in the larger context of protecting the intellectual property portfolios of various organizations.